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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "clifford iheka" <cliiheka_14@msn.com>
Reply-To: cliiheka11@o2.pl
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:38:44 +0000
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL

URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL

FROM:
DR. CLIFFORD IHEKA.
LAGOS - NIGERIA

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

First, I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction.In order
to commence this business, we solicit your assistance to enable us transfer
into your accountthe said trappedfunds.

The source of this fund is as follows : During the last Regime here in
Nigeria, some Government Officials set up companies and awarded themselves
contracts which were grossly over-invoiced in various
ministries.The present Government set up a contract Review Panel and we have
identified a lot of inflated contract funds which are presently floating in
the Central Bank of Nigeria ready for payment.

However, by virtue of our position as civil servants and members of this
panel, we cannot acquire this money in our names and we are also forbidden
tooperate foreign account as civil servants. I have therefore beendelegated
as a matter of trust by my colleagues of the panel to look for anoverseas
partner into whose account we would transfer the sum of US$21,500,000.00
(Twenty One Million, Five Hundred Thousand United .States Dollars) Hence we
are writingyou this letter.

We have agreed to share the money thus:1. 20% for the Account owner (you) 2.
70% for us (The officials) 3. 10% to be used in settling taxation and all
localand foreign expenses.

Please, note that this transaction is 100% safe and we hope to comlete the
transfer latest seven (7) banking days from the date of the receipt of
thefollowing information:

(a) company's name and address
(b) Your Personal TeL. Number and Fax Number
(c) Bank account number and name/Sort/ABA/Routingnumbers were the
funds will be transfered to.
(d) Your Bankers Address, Telephone and Fax Number.

The above information will enable us write letters of claim and job
description respectively. This way we will use your company's name to apply
for payment and re-award the contract in your company's name. We are looking
forward to doing this business with you and solicit your confidentiality in
this transaction.Please acknowledge the receipt of
this letter reaching me with my alternative emailaddress:cliiheka11@o2.pl

I will bring you into the complete picture of this pending project when I
have heard from you.

Your faithfully,
DR. DR CLIFFORD IHEKA

NOTE:IT WILL BE NICE IF YOU LET US KNOW AS TO WHETHER YOU WILL BE ASSISTING
US WITH THIS TRANSACTION BECAUSE TIME IS OF ESSENCE INTHIS PROJECT. ALSO,
WHERE YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED, DO LET US KNOW SOTHAT WE CAN SCOUT FOR ANOTHER
OVERSEA PARTNER TO ASSIST US.


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